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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Stress-shifted form of διογενής (diogenḗs, literally “born of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, genitive of Ζεύς (Zeús)) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.o.ɡé.nɛːs/ → /ði.oˈʝe.nis/ → /ði.oˈʝe.nis/
Proper noun
Δῐογένης • (Diogénēs) m (genitive Δῐογένεος or Δῐογένους); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Diogenes
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References
- Διογένης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008